Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-23
NO. 277.
HALLowEIL

Itis a settled fact that Hallowell is to be
lighted with electricity. A company has
been formed the principal men of which are
Messrs. Beane, Church, Clary, Tenney and
Winter. Mr.. Church departed Monday
morning for Vermont, where he will negoti-
ate for the poles, and as soon as word is re-
ceived that they have been purchased men
will be set to work digging the holes. Pow
er will be furnished at the wire mill on the
Vaughan brook, where six hundred light
machine will be set up The pure incandes-
cent system will be used at present. Water,
Second and Middle streets, and the streets
leading to them will be poled, which poles
will be placed about one hundred and twenty
feet apart.
The product of Mr.. Tenney's new factory
will be what is commonly known as Ameri-
can isinglass, or, according to the U. 5. Dis
peusatory, fish glue" formed from the
sounds of fishes.
Miss Matte Snow, of the Warren stree
school, who has been quite sick for several
weeks, is recovering. Miss Snow expects to
resume her duties at the opening of the win
ter term.
The public schools close today for the full
vacation of some two weeks. The Classical
Academy continues some four weeks longer
the full term being heightened to fourteen
weeks, in order to include Christmas and the
holidays in the winter vacation.
Mr.. +. Gould has just issued novel tenn
perance tract which is 10 be distributed in
certain localities, among other places being n
New Hampshire town where an organization
of ladies are making successful havoc among
the saloons.
MIR. Frank Smith of the corn factory is at
his home in Steuben, where he will spend
Thanksgiving.
The Star Comedy Co., Mr.. Ed. A. Hall,
manager, gives an entertainment in Wilson
hall tomorrow evening, Nov. "a, Thanksgiv-
ing night. The company includes the four
ecccntrics, Billie Bingham, Prof. Page, John
Greely and Ben Wilson. and comes well rec-
commended.
Miss Grace Leigh will spend some time In
Waldoboro, where she will spend Thanks
giving with her friend, Miss Annie Reed.
Mrs. Alec Currier has on exhibition in one
of the Boston art galleries by request Of the
Boston Art Club, two paintings, floral and
n landscape piece, which are the subjects Of
much favorable comment.
The set of buildings in which the post Office
is situated is somewhat hi istoric. In 1914,
while the war of 1912 was in progress, work
had to be suspended when only one story had
been finished, the workmen going to the bat
tlefeld The building was finished in 1916.
No. / was first occupied by John Agony as
wholesale -four store. Page and Beeman,
wholesale salt and crockery dealers, occu-
pied it from 1917 to 1920. The second and
third stories and the loft were used by Good
ale and Glazier, FOR their publishing and
binding business. The block is at present
being much improved in appearance by the
painters
Mrs. Col. ID. p. Livermore fell down a
flight of stairs Monday, sustaining painful
injury to her side, but fortunately no bones
were broken.
Mr.. John Taylor of the Globe, is expected
here Friday or Saturday. Mr.. Taylor has
just been presented with Parker gun, val
ued at $40, and proposes to try it ON any stray
ducks about Cobbossecontee.
Mr.. Ben Tenney of Hallowell who has
purchased the wire mill intends to manufac-
ture isinglass instead of glue, as before re-
ported.